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Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 128
From Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)
All hail, Thou mighty to atone!
To expiate sin is Thine alone,
Thou hast alone the wine-press trod,
Thou only hast for sinners died,
By one oblation satisfied
The' inexorably righteous God.
Should the whole church in flames arise,
Offer'd as one burnt sacrifice,
The sinner's smallest debt to pay,
They could not, Lord, Thine honour share,
With Thee the Father's justice bear,
Or bear one single sin away.
Codex Note
Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers
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Wesley, Charles. “Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 128.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/543/.
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